The Population Association of America and Association of Population Centers have not issued an official position on the legal, ethical, or moral implications of abortion. However, as scientists, we encourage policymakers to consider the strong evidence revealed by...

Population scientists, including demographers, economists, and sociologists, rely on data collected and disseminated by the U.S. Census Bureau to inform their scientific and applied research and research training activities on a wide range of topics, including...

PAA and APC express support for the Census Bureau, National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).  These agencies are important to the Population Association of America (PAA) and Association of...

Written testimony on behalf of the Population Association of America and Association of Population Centers regarding support for funding the NIH, NCHS, BLS, and IES, in FY 2023. [button...

On April 22, the Equitable Data Working Group (EDWG) released a report on advancing the use of equitable data in the federal government. Established in response to President Biden’s Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities...

Every year the APC & PAA Government and Public Affairs Committee (GPAC) is invited to sponsor a session at the PAA meeting to highlight the organization’s interests in timely, policy relevant topics. Given President Biden’s interest in promoting enhanced...

On March 28, President Biden released his proposed Fiscal Year 2023 budget request. The President is required by law to submit the budget request to Congress by the first Monday in February. However, this year’s submission was delayed while Congress and the...

The 135 undersigned members of the Friends of AHRQ respectfully request no less than $500 million in funding for the Agency for Healthcare and Research and Quality (AHRQ). The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) supports research to improve health care...

Population Scientists “Log On” to Talk Data, Funding, and Research On February 28, a delegation of officers and invited members of the Population Association of America and Association of Population Centers representing a dozen states met with 32 offices in the U.S....

Members are invited to attend this virtual congressional briefing on Friday, March 18 at 12:00pm ET. Register here. Within a generation, Rural America has undergone profound demographic, economic, social and environmental change. While issues such as the drug overdose...

PAA and APC have joined over 50 scientific societies in a letter urging Congress to finalize FY22 appropriations w/ robust support for scientific R&D. Investing in S&T is a bipartisan win for everyone! We urge Congress to finalize FY22 appropriations &...

The PAA/APC Government and Public Affairs Committee (GPAC) marked the end of 2021 with the departure of several committee members (Joe Hotz, Jarron Saint Onge, Matt Hauer, Eileen Crimmins, Marcy Carlson, and Giovanna Merli) and began 2022 by welcoming six new members:...

On Friday, December 17, officials representing the Population Association of America (PAA) and the Association of Population Centers (APC) met with the directors and senior program staff at the National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institute of Child Health and...